Welcome Joe Cofield, New Chief Advancement Officer

After a six month search, The Genesis Foundation for Children’s Board of Directors is pleased to introduce Joe Cofield as its new Chief Advancement Officer. With a three-decade career in development and extensive experience in major gifts fundraising, Joe will serve as the strategic leader of The Genesis Foundation’s philanthropy.

Recently, Joe has worked closely with a variety of organizations as a philanthropic advisor, including Year Up, Cambridge College, and the Tremont School. Prior to consulting, Joe held roles as Senior Philanthropic Advisor for Olin College and American Associates, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.

In previous posts, Joe successfully completed a $122 million fund-raising campaign at Babson College, played a major role in Boston College’s $125 million campaign, initiated Brandeis University’s planned giving/major gifts program, and served as Emerson College’s Vice President for Advancement. He has also led advancement efforts in leadership positions at Nichols College and University of Massachusetts Foundation; he earned two Circle of Excellence Awards in Fundraising from the national Council For Advancement and Support of Education for his work at Babson and a CASE best development effort award for his work at Boston College.

Joe attended St. Ambrose College, where he received his Bachelor of Science degree. He also completed post-graduate work in Theology at Catholic University in Washington, D.C. and received a Master of Social Work at Boston University.

Joe lives in Needham, MA with his wife, Julie. They have two grown sons.

The Genesis Foundation for Children congratulates Joe and looks forward to expanding its services to more patients and their families.

Joe may be contacted at jcofield@thegenfound.org or 617-367-7070 ext. 101.